Martin Forde

Position:
Rower
Height:
6-1
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mill Creek, Wash.
High School:
Archbishop Murphy HS

OREGON STATE
2014-15
Rowed in the 7-seat of the Varsity 8 in a third place finish at the Head of the Oklahoma … also rowed in the 3-seat of the Varsity 4x in a victory at the Head of the Oklahoma … rowed in the stroke seat of the Junior Varsity 8 in a fourth place finish at the Head of the Lake … raced in the 3-seat of the V8 in a win at University of Victoria … rowed in the bow seat of the V8 in a win at Gonzaga … rowed in the bow seat of the V8 at the Stanford Invitational recording wins over University of San Diego and UC Irvine … rowed in the bow seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships finishing fourth … raced in the bow seat of the V8 at IRA Championships finishing third in the Fourth Final … named to 2015 Pac-12 Men’s Rowing All-Academic Second Team … selected to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association All-Academic team.

2013-14
Martin rowed in the Varsity 8 all season … raced in the 5-seat of V8 in a first place finish at the Portland Fall Classic and a second place finish against University of Victoria and Gonzaga … rowed in the 3-seat of the V8 in a second place finish at the Head of the Lake … raced in the 7-seat in at the Husky Invitational where the Beavers beat Drexel twice … raced in the 7-seat of the V8 in victories over Gonzaga, University of San Diego and Wisconsin … rowed in the 7-seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships and IRA Championships helping his crew to an 18th place finish overall at nationals … earned Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team honors.

2012-13
Rowed in the 3-seat of the Varsity 8 at the Head of the Charles … raced in the 2-seat of the V8 in a win at the University of Victoria … raced in the bow seat of the V8 in a victory at Gonzaga … rowed in the bow seat of the V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic, helping his crew to a fifth place finish in the Grand Final … rowed in the bow seat of the V8 at the Stanford Invite, including wins over Orange Coast College and Santa Clara … rowed in the bow seat of the Junior Varsity 8 at the Pac-12 Championships … rowed in the 5-seat of the JV8 at the IRA Championships finishing third in the Third Level Final … earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

2011-12
Rowed in the stroke seat of the Freshmen 8 in all four of his races … set the pace for his crew’s wins over Gonzaga and Stanford … helped lead the F8 to a bronze medal finish at the Pac-12 Championships … also rowed in the stroke seat of the F8 at the Windermere Cup … rowed in the Lightweight Senior Men’s 8 for the United States at the 2012 U-23 World Championships in Bulgaria in August.

ARCHBISHOP MURPHY HS
Spent three years rowing for the Everett Rowing Association in the Lightweight 8+ and the Varsity 8+ ... LtWt8+ finished fifth at the Youth Nationals is 2010 ... helped the V8+ to second place at the Head of the Charles in 2010 ... V8+ came in second at the San Diego Crew Classic in 2011 ... V8+ finished ninth at Youth Nationals in 2011.

PERSONAL
Son of Aileen and Visso Forde ... Has two brothers, Conrad and Elliott ... biggest athletic thrill to date is “coming in second place at the Head of the Charles in 2010” ... majoring in business administration with a minor in entrepreneurship.